Amanda Nunes Beats Julianna Pena via Decision to Retain Title in Rematch at UFC 277

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Amanda Nunes reclaimed her bantamweight throne with a unanimous decision win over Julianna Pena in their main event rematch at UFC 277 in Dallas, Texas, on Saturday.

The win is another bullet point on one of the best resumes in the history of the sport. The Lioness has defeated some of the best women of her generation but lost her belt after more than five years in an upset loss to Pena at UFC 269.

The Lioness didn’t look great on that night, and she has since opened up on a difficult training camp preceding the loss.

“I had a bad knee injury leading up to that fight,” Nunes said, per E. Spencer Kyte of UFC.com. “I tried to push, push, push, and I was trying to do it. In my head, I thought I was going to be able to beat Julianna with how my training was going, and obviously, I should have prepared better.”

Lesson learned.

Nunes looked much more focused this time around. The end result was something similar to what we’ve seen when she faces the titans of her weight class.

Her resume includes wins over Valentina Shevchenko (twice), Cris Cyborg, Holly Holm, Ronda Rousey and several other top names.

With one of her few career losses avenged, the division is once again ruled by Nunes. As long as she maintains her focus, she’s going to be tough to dethrone.